Sunday 19 February 2017

Sunday Concerts

Sunday Concerts

Sunday 19 February 2017

The Gaskell String Quartet are a recently formed ensemble who have quickly made their mark on the Manchester music scene. As winners of the RNCM Schubert Prize and Hirsch Prize for the performance of Beethoven, the Gaskell's have been awarded a place in the final of the Chris Rowland Chamber Ensemble of the Year competition for high quality chamber music at the RNCM. They recently made their Radio 3 debut with a performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'All the Blues I See' and will be recording Nicholas Simpson's complete works for string quartet later this year.

Performance:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet No 2, Op 18

i. Allegro

ii. Adagio cantabile (C major)

iii. Scherzo. Allegro

iv. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

String Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op 122

i. Introduction: Andantino

ii. Scherzo: Allegretto

iii. Recitative: Adagio

iv. Etude: Allegro

v. Humoresque: Allegro

vi. Elegy: Adagio

vii. Finale: Moderato - Meno mosso - Moderato

Gaskell String Quartet appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Further Details:

This is a free event

Booking has now closed for this event.

The concert will take place in the South Gallery at The Whitworth from 3pm to 3.45pm.

Dates of Future Concerts:

Sunday 5th March 2017: Harp Duo performing classical repertoire.

Sunday 2nd April 2017: Prima Wind Quintet – offer a mix of classical/jazz and modern repertoire

This concert series is funded by the generous bequest left to the Friends of the Whitworth Art Gallery by Miss Gina Miller.

The Gaskell String Quartet are a recently formed ensemble who have quickly made their mark on the Manchester music scene. As winners of the RNCM Schubert Prize and Hirsch Prize for the performance of Beethoven, the Gaskell's have been awarded a place in the final of the Chris Rowland Chamber Ensemble of the Year competition for high quality chamber music at the RNCM. They recently made their Radio 3 debut with a performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'All the Blues I See' and will be recording Nicholas Simpson's complete works for string quartet later this year.

Performance:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet No 2, Op 18

i. Allegro

ii. Adagio cantabile (C major)

iii. Scherzo. Allegro

iv. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

String Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op 122

i. Introduction: Andantino

ii. Scherzo: Allegretto

iii. Recitative: Adagio

iv. Etude: Allegro

v. Humoresque: Allegro

vi. Elegy: Adagio

vii. Finale: Moderato - Meno mosso - Moderato

Gaskell String Quartet appears by kind permission of the RNCM.

Further Details:

This is a free event

Booking has now closed for this event.

The concert will take place in the South Gallery at The Whitworth from 3pm to 3.45pm.

Dates of Future Concerts:

Sunday 5th March 2017: Harp Duo performing classical repertoire.

Sunday 2nd April 2017: Prima Wind Quintet – offer a mix of classical/jazz and modern repertoire

This concert series is funded by the generous bequest left to the Friends of the Whitworth Art Gallery by Miss Gina Miller.

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